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    2026 Advanced Practice Provider Conference Agenda
    Time Topic Speaker
    8-8:30 a.m. Registration & breakfast
    		  
    8:30-8:40 a.m. Welcome/Introduction
    & Prayer    		 Cathy Stepter

    DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, ACNS-BC, CNE
    Dean of Nursing, Baptist Health Sciences University

    Laveil Rucker, Sr.

    Chaplain
    Baptist Medical Group-Palliative Care
    8:40-9:40 a.m. Elevated Liver Enzymes Workup Charlotte Knight

    MSN, APRN FNP-BC
    Baptist Medical Group-GI Specialists
    9:40-10:40 a.m. Your Note, Your Grade: How APP Documentation Shapes Hospital Quality Scores Thomas Webb

    Co-Founder/Managing Partner
    DBA
    CareKate Analytics
    10:40-11 a.m. Break/poster session  
    11 a.m.-noon Benzodiazepine Tapering: When Risks Outweigh Benefits Brett Snodgrass

    DNP, APRN, FNP-C, ACHPN, FAANP
    Director of Operations, Baptist Medical Group-Palliative Care
    Noon-12:40 p.m. Lunch/poster session  
    12:40-1 p.m. APP Awards Recognition Amanda Comer

    DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC, ENP-BC, ENP-C
    Chief Advanced Practice Nursing Officer, Baptist Medical Group
    1-2 p.m. Understanding Defensive Documentation: The Good, Bad and Ugly Pamela Popp

    MA, JD, DFASHRM, CPHRM, DSA, AIM
    Executive Vice President/Chief Risk Officer
    Gallagher Bassett/GB Healthcare
    2-2:10 p.m. Break
    Poster Review    		  
    2:10-3:10 p.m. Prescribe Smart, Prescribe Safe: Controlled Substances and Pain Management Ashley K. Holmes

    Pharm D, BCCCP
    Pharmacist, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis
    3:10-4:10 p.m. Selecting Antibiotics Based on Gram Staining Results Janet Mulroy

    DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CCNS, CCRN
    Assistant Professor, Baptist Health Sciences University
    4:15-4:30 p.m. Post-test Lakesha Polk

    MSN, FNP-C, ANVP-BC
    Vascular Neurology, Baptist Medical Group
    4:30 p.m. Wrap Up/Evaluation Lakesha Polk

    MSN, FNP-C, ANVP-BC
    Vascular Neurology, Baptist Medical Group